2021-03-02 E-Edition

Putnam COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Agonizingly Slow


No matter where one travels, be it in Carmel or Cold Spring, Putnam Lake or Putnam Valley, Lake Carmel or Lake Valhalla in Philipstown, the question being most asked in Putnam County these days is: “Where are our vaccines?” County officials have urged the state to increase Putnam’s supply, which numbers less than 3,000 doses to date. County Executive Mary […]

Gil ‘Crying Hawk’ Tarbox Dies at 73


Gil Crying Hawk Tarbox, a member of the Nimham Mountain Singers whose determination, desire and love for his people as well as his need to educate future generations about the last chief of the Wappingers Indians, Daniel Nimham, has lost his battle with COVID-19. Tarbox, a resident of Kent, died last month at the age of 73. The founder of […]

State Senator Sue Serino Has COVID-19

Putnam County State Senator Sue Serino has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The lawmaker, who represents constituents in Kent, Philipstown and Putnam Valley said she tested positive after experiencing symptoms of the virus that resembled the flu. “Feeling better each day and I am on the upswing,” she said. Serino said she had decided to share the news because “while the […]

Harckham Legislation Helps Track Lyme Disease


Lyme disease continues to plague residents of the region and Putnam County State Senator Peter Harckham’s legislation to track the prevalence and spread of the debilitating illness was approved last week by the State Senate. The legislation requires coroners, pathologists and medical examiners to promptly report to local health departments whether a deceased person at the time of death was […]

Philipstown Town Board Workshop Interrupted by Pornographic Film, Racial Insults

It was to be a relatively quiet Town Board workshop between Philipstown leaders and the Philipstown Trails Committee, designed to cover what has been a vexing issue: Can a trail be created between the Village of Cold Spring and Boscobel, so that pedestrians could avoid the sometimes dangerous stretches of Route 9D? Even better, so they could see the Hudson […]

Lock Your Car, Police Urge, Even at the Gas Station

State Police are reporting a series of larcenies from unlocked vehicles in the greater Brewster area in recent days. Troopers from the Brewster barracks say thieves strike when vehicles are left unattended at gasoline stations or convenience stores as the driver goes inside the shop to either pay for the fuel or purchase merchandise. Troop K Public Information Officer A.J. […]

Scam Artists At It Again, With Ruses on Tech Support, Social Security

Scam artists have been preying on unsuspecting local residents in recent days and area police have issued a warning: Never let your guard down.” Reports of telephone calls from would be Social Security Administration representatives demanding payment related to benefits in addition to requests to verify one’s social security number, were received by dozens of Putnam residents during the past […]

Serious Crash Injures Three in Mahopac Falls


The scene was catastrophic following a three-vehicle crash on Baldwin Place Road near Route 6 in Mahopac Falls that sent emergency responders from a variety of agencies into action. The time was 4:30 pm last Wednesday afternoon when a pick-up truck crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic and struck a vehicle before plowing into a second auto head-on. The […]

Odell Opposes Marijuana Legalization


The New York State Department of Health began accepting applications last week from businesses seeking to operate as cannabinoid hemp processors, retailers or distributors now that state lawmakers are considering legalizing the cannabinoid industry. At an Albany news conference, Governor Andrew Cuomo said “opening the application process for businesses looking to be part of the growing hemp industry in New […]